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BGT: SCG registers record 47,566 spectators on first day of 5th Test

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BGT: SCG Registers Record 47,566 Spectators On First Day Of 5th Test

By IANS News January 03, 2025 • 15:06 PM View: 1009

Sydney Cricket Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday registered the highest-ever opening day attendance in a Test match between India and Australia, with a record-breaking 47,566 spectators filling the stands venue.

The SCG crowd at the tea break was 47,566, which is the biggest attendance at the SCG for cricket since January 1976.

"The records keep on falling. Over 45,000 through the gates of the Sydney Cricket Ground on Day 1," Cricket Australia posted on X.

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